Huntsville gazette., 1887-06-04
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.


Hot Springs, Ark, is to have nsw
$500, 900 hotel A -s
Prospecting for gold is going on in
Williamson County, Tex.
Mrs. Elizabeth Coax died at Owens boro,
Ky, a few days ago at the advanced age
Of eighty-five years. Shs was one of the
earliest inhabitants of Daviess County,
and her descendants number many Of the
best people in that county. - is.
A terrible rain and thunder storm visit
ed Chattanooga, Tenn, and vicinity few
nights ago. Four young men were on
Pine Island, in the Tennessee river, and
sought refuge with several horses under
tree. A bolt of lightning struck the
tree, killing all the horses, and it is
thought all the men will die from the re-
suits of the shock
Charles Cross, colored, was killed by
John Perkins, colored at TUFTS store, near
Trenton, KY, few nights ago. Perkins
first shot Cross through the arm and then
through the heart. 1t was an old quarrel
| renewed.
Ben Bates quarreled with his nephew
Joe Bates about family matters at New
Orleans few days ago, and shot him
dead. Peter Bates, father of Joe, then
shot his brother Ben, wounding him NOR
/ tally. Peter Bates was arrested.
During the absence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Farmer from their home, near Owens
\ boro, KY, few days since, a little son Of
the parties named took his father's gun
| from the house, and his sister, Miss
Clarissa Farmer, aged eighteen years, en-
deavored to secure the dangerous weapon,
in order to prevent the boy from injuring
himself. During the struggle which en-
sued the gun was discharged, and the
young lady received the contents IN her
left breast and shoulder. She was not ex
pected to recover.
! II. a. Chamberlain has been elected
! president of the Alabama & Tennessee
railroad. This is a line yet to be built
] from Stevenson to Chattanooga. The
] East Tennessee & Georgia system will
built it at once to extend the Memphis &
Charleston road into Chattanooga. The
Tennessee river will be bridged at Chat
tanooga Operations will begin in a few
days.
/ Caesar Wooten shot and killed Mittie
Strickland at Wilson, N. c., few nights
ago Both were colored. The murderer
escaped.
Drove, of rice birds are devastating the
oat fields about Abbeville, Ala, and a
number of the sporting fraternity are
! getting in some good work among them.
| The Staunton (Va.) bar, irrespective Of
party, unanimously adopted a resolution
i recommending Hon. j. Randolph Tucker
for the vacancy on the United States Su-
i preme Court bench.
The Board of Regents of the Grant
Memorial University at Athens, Tenn,
unanimously conferred the degree of doc
tor Of laws upon George W. Childs.
/ A span of mules drawing plow near
Montgomery, Ala, were attacked by a
| swarm Of bees few days ago and stung
/ to death. The driver saved his life by
| running away after vain effort to drive
the bees from the mules.
| Surgeon General Hamilton expresses
| the opinion that the yellow fever at Key
West, Fla, will be con fined within it's
| present limits.
| A field of corn near Sylvania, Ga, con-
tanning $50 acres was entirely destroyed a
| few days ago by huge swarm of black
crickets. 1t is said that there were little
burrows all over the field where the in
sects had stored the corn after cutting it
down. The pest is thought to be local.
| Grant Best, the Wilmington IN. CO. ne
gro boy who killed three Of his compan-
ions and wounded two others at one shot
short time ago, was found guilty Of
murder in the first degree in the criminal
| court At the time of the shooting there
was general impression that it was the
result of carelessness. Best is seventeen
years Of age. ...-.
| A heavy wind-storm swept over Mont
gomery, Ala, few days ago, tearing on
roofs and uprooting great many trees
Heavy wind prevailed all over the Eastern
part of the State, doing considerable
| damage to property. 1t was most violent
at Opelika. The storm was accompanied
by hail and was succeeded by good rain,
which was much needed.
| In Tabernacle township, s. c., one day
recently, large hawk swooped down into
the yard of Robert Brodie and gobbled a
| chicken. While it was struggling with
the fowl Mr. Brodie ran out and caught
| it, and at that the hawk released the hen
| and buried it's talons in Brodie's legs so
that he could not step. He called for
help, and Mrs Brodie took an axe and
| chopped off the hawks head.
| Rev Sam Jones, the Georgia evangelist,
| will speak at Nashville Tenn, and other
! places this week in the interest of the
| proposed constitutional anne ndment pro-
hibiting the manufacture and sale of in
| GOXlCHUluS uQuOE III Viz CbdCC. 4AC L IO-
hibitionists have a mum ber of speakers in
the various counties, and are determin ed
upon waglng a vigorous war upon the
i whisky men. The executive committee
| of the Liquor Dealers Association will
meet next month and complete arrange
ments for protecting their interests.
The members Of the Texas State Press
! Association took a trip recently on a
| special train over the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe, as guests of the company. The
| train started from Fort Worth and went
as far as the Wichita River, 130 miles
! from Fort Worth, where the railroad
company banqueted them. Returning,
the citizens of Gainesville were at the
depot with carriages, drove the editors
over the city, and then dined and wined
them in royal style. Eighty miles OF the
| run was made in two hours and five
| minutes.
s. a. Roberts, prominent stockman OF
! Houston County, Tex, has assigned in
/ favor of Captain ]. C. Hutchinson. Liza
bilities, $4,000 1t is believed that the
| will I;oh hiiifiac The fall